(p. 747) bārtāku, bārtākī the brinjal, eggplant, aubergine. 6)

(p. 737) bāṅālē (usu. dero.) like a Bengali of the East, like or about an East Bengali. 20)

(p. 721) bali1 a line or folding of the skin (ত্রিবলি); a wrinkle of the skin; a protrusion of the large intestine as in piles. 148)

(p. 765) bibhajyamāna that which is being divided or partitioned or apportioned. 31)

(p. 746) bārambāra again and again, time and again, repeatedly. 3)

(p. 746) bāraphaṭṭāi bragging; ridiculous ostentatiousness, pomposity. বারফট্টাই করা v. to brag; to indulge in pompous display. 10)

(p. 748) bāsabhūmi place or country of residence; home country; motherland. 20)

(p. 773) bismaẏa wonder, astonishment, amazement, surprise; marvel. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. wonderful, marvellous; astonishing, amazing, surprising. ̃চিহ্ন n. (gr.) the note of admiration or exclamation (!). ̃বিস্ফারিত a. (of eyes) widened with amazement. ̃বিহ্বল a. beside oneself with wonder; astounded. ̃মগ্ন a. lost in wonder or amazement. বিস্ময়ান্বিত, বিস্ময়াপন্ন same as বিস্মিত । বিস্ময়াবহ same as বিস্ময়কর । বিস্ময়াবিষ্ট, বিস্ময়াভিভূত same as বিস্ময়বিহ্বল । বিস্ময়োত্পাদক, বিস্ময়োত্পাদী a. wonder-arousing; wonderful. বিস্ময়োত্পাদন করা v. to arouse wonder; to strike one with wonder. বিস্ময়োত্ফুল্ল a. elated with wonder. 64)

(p. 758) bidbāna learned; erudite. n. a learned or erudite man, a savant, a scholar. 13)

(p. 721) bāṃlā1 Bengal, the land or state of Bengal; the Bengali language. a. written in Bengali (বাংলা বই); relating or pertaining to or of Bengal or of Bengali (বাংলা সাহিত্য). 251)

(p. 737) bācana speaking; narration; utterance; a saying; reading; expounding, explanation. বাচনিক a. verbal, oral; in word. 24)

(p. 767) bilba a kind of shell-fruit; the marmelos. ̃পত্র n. a leaf of the bel (বেল) tree. ̃স্তনী n. fem. having breasts as round and beautiful as a pair of bel (বেল) fruits. 100)

(p. 721) bām̐ẏā a small semi-circular musical instrument of percussion played along with the tabla (তবলা). ঢাকের বাঁয়া (fig. & derisively) a useless accompaniment, a mere nothing; someone else's ditto. 277)

(p. 738) bāṭa1 (usu. poet.) a path, a road. 37)

(p. 746) bārē bārē off and on; frequently; time and again. 29)